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Synlait expects return to profitability after fight for survival
24 Jan 2025Dairy company Synlait is expecting a return to profitability after a long period of uncertainty which saw the company fighting for survival and rescued by its major shareholders.
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For sale: One village
23 Jan 2025If you have ever wanted to own an entire village, now is your chance.
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Woolworths NZ managing director resigns
23 Jan 2025The local head of the supermarket giant is leaving the company after four years.
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Westpac follows ANZ interest cut moves
The bank will also reduce some of its term deposit rates by 5, 10 and 20 basis points.
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Record numbers still leaving New Zealand
23 Jan 2025The country continues to lose residents in record numbers, and the gain from migration has tumbled to less than a quarter of the record surge a year ago.
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The inflation battle is over - so why doesn't it feel like it?
The Reserve Bank's battle with inflation is over. So why doesn't it feel like things have improved? Audio
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Chinese tourism still fails to match pre-Covid levels
23 Jan 2025China was New Zealand's second-largest tourism market before the Covid pandemic ripped the heart out of the global travel industry.
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Is your return-to-work dread really job trauma?
23 Jan 2025Who doesn't like holidays more than work? But for some, the dread of returning to work can be a sign of something deeper.
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NZ’s Companies Act is finally being reformed – but will the changes go far enough?
Companies Act reforms are meant to make New Zealand an easier, safer place to do business, but key gaps in the reforms mean they could fall short of achieving that.
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Man who lost job, partner left him, has car loan reduced
22 Jan 2025He lost his job and had his car sold because he couldn't pay the loan, then his partner left him because he could not provide for his family.
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'Absolutely gutted': Warehouse plans to close Wellington central city store
22 Jan 2025The store has been operating on Tory Street in the capital since 1994.
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Auckland Capital Valuations delayed another 4 months
22 Jan 2025The valuations were due in October last year.
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'A real impact': More cutbacks harmful to NZ 'news ecosystem'
22 Jan 2025Drastic job losses at NZME affect not only staff but also readers wanting information on important issues, a union says.
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Hopes for hefty rate cut amid new inflation figures
22 Jan 2025The Consumer Price Index rose 0.5 percent at the end of last year leaving the annual rate at 2.2 percent - the lowest since March 2021.
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Record trading on Sharesies platform
20 Jan 2025The company said almost all the key indicators that inform the Sharesies Index showed gains.
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Whangārei kicks off second cruise season
22 Jan 2025The Azamara Pursuit cruise was the first of four set to berth at Northport this year.
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'Completely evasive' - NZME staff criticise bosses as job cuts announced
22 Jan 2025The Newstalk ZB and NZ Herald says it will publish fewer stories as part of its biggest shake-up in years.
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Business interested in reopening Chateau Tongariro
22 Jan 2025The potential new owner of the Whakapapa ski field has expressed interest in operating the famous Chateau Tongariro hotel.
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Here's when you should consider a longer home loan fix
22 Jan 2025The time may be coming to lock in, so here's how you can spot it.
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Biggest bank cuts interest rates
22 Jan 2025ANZ Bank said it would drop its special interest rates by between 15 and 25 basis points.
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The Body Shop NZ appoints voluntary administrators, will wind down business
22 Jan 2025There are 16 stores with about 70 permanent staff.
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Coffee prices rising but won't reach $10 in NZ 'this year'
22 Jan 2025New Zealand coffee drinkers are being warned price rises are likely - but maybe not to the extent that Australians are expecting.
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Buyers have more power in 'deep' property downturn, new figures show
22 Jan 2025REINZ stats show sales down 27.4 percent in December compared to November and up 1.8 percent from a year earlier.
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Job ad numbers fell 22% for December - Seek NZ
22 Jan 2025The number of job ads fell an annual 22 percent last month with fewer big city employers looking for staff, while applications per job also fell 2 percent on the year earlier.
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